Jacob Dutton surprisingly survived 1923, as did his wife, Cara Dutton (Helen Mirren). Jacob made a miraculous comeback from being gunned down in 1923 season 1, and he kept the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch from the hands of Donald Whitfield (Timothy Dalton) and Banner Creighton (Jerome Flynn). When Jacob’s nephew, Spencer Dutton (Brandon Sklenar), finally arrived in Montana and did away with the Duttons’ enemies, Jacob happily retired alongside Cara and passed the stewardship of the ranch to Spencer.

Harrison Ford Returning To Yellowstone Means 1944 Can Show Jacob Dutton’s Death

Jacob Could Also Depict A Dutton In Retirement

If Harrison Ford were to reprise Jacob Dutton in 1944, then the next Yellowstone prequel could show Jacob’s eventual death that 1923 skipped. 1923‘s final moments saw a time jump to Spencer Dutton’s death in 1969, and the war hero reunited with his beloved wife, Alexandra (Julia Schlaepfer), in Heaven. Logically, Jacob and Cara Dutton had long since passed by the time Spencer dies.

Alex and Spencer Dutton’s romantic 1923 ending continues how some characters in the Yellowstone saga get rewarded in the afterlife.

Jacob Can Set A Yellowstone Dutton Record If Harrison Ford Returns In 1944

Most Dutton Men Don’t Live As Long As Jacob

Harrison Ford reprising Jacob Dutton in 1944 would also set a record for Yellowstone. Dutton males tend not to live to a ripe old age. The few known exceptions are John Dutton II (Dabney Coleman), who was roughly in his 80s, John Dutton III (Kevin Costner), who died in his 60s, Spencer Dutton, and who dies in his 70s. A hundred-year-old Jacob Dutton in 1944 would make him the oldest living Dutton male, even if the next Yellowstone prequel depicts his death.